Commerce minister Faruq Khan on Sunday pledged
government support to the small and medium enterprises that he said
were generating scores of jobs.
"The sector has played a
significant role in the past and will do the same in future," he said
while opening the fourth SME Fair at Bangladesh-China Friendship
Conference Centre in the capital.
"We will extend our
assistance as we have pledged to attach importance to SME sector in our
election manifesto," the minister said.
The fourth Small
and Medium Enterprises Fair kicked off on Sunday in the city,
displaying products of some 80 businesses.
The fair,
organised by the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and
Industries, has 95 stalls and 13 pavilions.
FBCCI
president Annisul Huq presided over the inaugural programme while Oman
Chamber of Commerce chairman Khalil Bin Abdullah Bin Mohammed Al-Khonji
was special guest
"This fair is significant for
attracting customers and to bring positive and qualitative changes in
the economy," Annisul Huq said on Saturday.
Seven
entrepreneurs will be awarded 'FBCCI-Standard Chartered Bank SME Award'
on the last day of the fair on May 27. President Zillur Rahman will be
present on that day as the chief guest.
The fair
will display agro-based products, light engineering tools, ceramic and
melamine products, textile and apparel, processed fruits and
vegetables, readymade garment, milk products, furniture, fish and fish
feed, jute-based products, pickles, fruit juice, jam and jelly,
poultry, cane and bamboo products, cottage industry, plastic and
organic products, jewellery, watches, food products, drinks and herbal
medicine.
Media partners of the fair are bdnews24.com, Shomokal, Channel I, Financial Express and Radio Today.
FBCCI had arranged the SME fair in 2002, 2005 and 2006.
The fair will run from 10am to 9pm every day.
Source: bdnwes24